Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-20


"You're quite surei"
"Yesmn
Then l won't have any further use FOL
tbis-thing," indicating the pass, which she
received back with fine loathilg, as if il were
something infectious.
"No'm.n
Quite sureF
"Yesm, quite sure.
She role over. to the lire around which part
Of the guard were sitting, held The pass over
it by the EXTREMIST tips Of her dainty thumb
and foreinger, and then dropped it upon the
Goals, as if it were reg from a smallpox
hospital CHANGING at her finger tips nh in
slant, as If they had been permanently CON
taminatsd by the scrawl Of the Yankee gen
eral, She touched her nag, ard YVES off like an
arrow without SO much as good day TO the
guards.
"She-cesh-clean to her blessed little toe
nails" said the sergeant, gazing after her
meditatively, as he Gshed around in his pouch
for handful Of Kinnikinnick to repenish
his pipe, and she's purtier'n picture, too.
"Ihems The kind that's always tho wlst
rebels said the oracle Of The squad, from
bis SEA; ~ The fire, iii bet shes Just loaded
dowG with Information or quinhIc Mobile
both
She was row fairly IN tbs enemy's country,
and her heart beat faster in monlentary ex-
pectation of encountering some form Of the
perils Astounding there. But she became
calm, almost joyous, as she passed through
mile after milo Of tranquil landscape The
war might as well lave been on the other side
of the Atlantic for.any hint she now saw Of
it in the peaceful. suniit fields and woods, and
a,.fo. -As,1
Tho serenity everywhere intoxicated her
with a half belief that the terrible Confeder-
ate army at Murfreesboro was only a night-
mare of fear oppressed brains, and in her re-
nef she was ready to burst out in echo Of q
triumphant hymn ringing from weaving
shed ct her right.
Her impulse was checked by seeing al-
proacl q figure harshly dissonant to Arcadian
| sJIrrounGings
twas young man riding powerful roam
horse at an easy gallop, and carrying in his
hand, ready for instant use, a lG-shootiag
Henry rifle He was evidently scout but,
as was usual will that class, his uniform was
50 equally made up Of blue and gray that it
was impossible to tell 10 which side he be
longed He roined up rs he saw Rachel, and
looked at her for q moment il a way that
of road, ont OF sight and hearing Of any per-
son or house. All a woman's fears rose up in
her heart hut she shut her lips firmly and
rode directly toward the scout Another
thought seemed to enter his mind; he touched
his horse up with his heel and rode by her,
saying courteously:
F.. Good morning, miss, but cycling her in
tently as they passed. She returned the saluta-
at little distance could not resist the temp
tation to turn and look backward. To her
horror the scout had stopped, half turned his
horse, and was watching her as if debating
whether or not to come back after her. She
yielded to the impulse OF the fear, struck
her mare a singing blow, and the animal
flew away
Her fright subsidized as she heard no hoof
beats following her, and when 5 e raised her
eyes, she saw that She was approaching the
village Of Iayergne, half way to Murfrees-
boro and that a party Of Confederate cavalry
was moving toward her. She felt less trenor
at this first sight of the armed enemy than she
had expected, after her panic over tho scout,
and rode toward the horsemen with perfect
outward, and no little inward composure.
The Lieutenant in command raised his hat
with tie greatest gallantry.
Good morning, miss. From the city, /
supposei7 he inquired.
YES she answered in tones as even as il
speaking in parl0r; fortunately, am at
last from the city. have been trying to get
away ever since it seemed hopeless that our
people would not redeem it soon.
The conversation thus opened was carried
on by Rachel giving copious and disparaging
information concerning the Yankees and
the lieutenant listening in admiration 70 the
musical acoerts iDtezTurting thnn hut rarely